Dianne Reeves

There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. I guess you understand one another because you're connected by a creative desire. ”

I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. ”

One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. ”

I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. ”

Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. ”

Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. ”

I love Denver. ”

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference. ”

I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else! ”

I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set a standard of excellence. I listen to them not for what they are doing, but to study where they are coming from because, for me, jazz is life experience. ”